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Earning frequent-flyer miles has become something of a national pastime, with Americans having racked up some 55 million free flights by flying as well as buying everything from contact lenses to condominiums. Cashing in those miles, however, is another story.
As many travelers are discovering and as our research has confirmed, there is a good chance you'll have to make annoying changes in your travel itinerary and spend twice the expected points to snap up the free flights you're after. To reach Hawaii, for example, you will probably have to fork over 75,000 frequent-flyer miles instead of the usual 35,000.
Then there are the fees. Airlines have been ...